FitzRoy Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan

FitzRoy John Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan (6 November 1927 – 24 January 2010).

The 5th Baron Raglan was the son of FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and the Hon. Julia Hamilton.^[1] He married Alice Baily, daughter of Peter Baily, in 1973. He and Alice were divorced in 1981. They had no children.

The family seat is Cefntilla Court, Llandenny in Monmouthshire. An inscription over the porch dated 1858 reads: "This house with 238 acres of land was purchased by 1623 of the friends, admirers and comrades in arms of the late Field Marshal Lord Raglan GCB and presented by them to his son and his heirs for ever in a lasting memorial of affectionate regard and respect". The former Welsh Guard lived alone at Cefntilla, employing a housekeeper.^[1]

Charity work

Raglan was the president of the equality charity Parity.^[2]

He was the Patron of the Bugatti Owners' Club, owners and operators of the renowned Prescott Speed Hill Climb, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Death and will

The 5th Baron died in the early hours of 24 January 2010 at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire aged 82.^[1]

The title passed to his younger brother, Geoffrey, 6th Baron Raglan, but he willed Cefntilla to a nephew, Henry Van Moyland of Los Angeles, not to the baron or his heirs.^[3]

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